BR-8

Compatibility with OS X Lion (10.7)

Here you can get the current status of Roland/BOSS product's compatibility with OS X Lion (10.7).

* Please also check the System requirements for the audio/MIDI application and the operating system you're using.
* For the products introduced after OS X Lion (10.7), please refer to each product information page on the Roland.com website.
* The drivers for OS X Lion (10.7) are difference with the drivers for Mac OS X 10.6 or earlier. You must use the dedicated driver for each OS version.

Audio Interface

* Please select "device" into the "Clock source" in the "Audio Devices" of the "Audio MIDI Setup".

FA-101

Yes

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Driver: Compatible with OS X Lion built-in driver.

* When using FA-101 at 96kHz, FA-101 rarely is not recognized by Mac. If this issue occurs, please trun the power of FA-101 off, and then turn it on again.
* Please select "device" into the "Clock source" in the "Audio Devices" of the "Audio MIDI Setup."

*1: The "Thru" check box cannot be checked in the Audio MIDI setup. Apple and Roland are aware of the issue and are working to address it.
*2: Bundled Application is under testing.
*3: The bundled softwares differ depending on periods when the product was sold.

Rapture LE: Cannot work

SI-Drum Kit: Cannot work

Cakewalk Sound Center: Compatible

*4: SONAR X1 LE does not contains any software that can run on Mac OS X.

*5: You can use the software normally even though the message "The installation failed." is displayed at the end of the installation procedure.

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Compatibility

Remarks

GAIA SYNTHESIZER SOUND DESIGNER:
Software for SH-01 [SD-SH01]

Limited

*(CAUTION) Do not click the [LOAD RECENT] button in the "ACTION" of the "NAVIGATOR." The GAIA SYNTHESIZER SOUND DESIGNER might crash if you do it on OS X Lion.
Instead, you may use the following functions.
- [LOAD] button in the "ACTION" of the "NAVIGATOR"
- [OPEN] button in the "ACTION LIST" window

* It does not support the OS X Lion specific functions (i.e. Full-Screen Apps and so on).